Discography cerv/thor spine at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital

2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1053373480

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$3,660.40

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$9,151.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$397.88 with Molina vs $7,842.41 with First Health — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Apple Health $397.88 ↓ -89%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $421.28 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Apple Health $448.59 ↓ -88%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $448.59 ↓ -88%
WellPoint Apple Health $462.24 ↓ -87%
SCAN MedAdvantage $2,283.89 ↓ -38%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $2,329.57 ↓ -36%
Regence MedAdvantage $2,352.41 ↓ -36%
Aetna MedAdvantage $2,398.09 ↓ -34%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $2,398.09 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $2,398.09 ↓ -34%
WellCare MedAdvantage $2,420.93 ↓ -34%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $2,557.96 ↓ -30%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $2,852.75 ↓ -22%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $3,654.23 ↓ -0%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $3,905.46 ↑ +7%
Riverside Christian Commercial $4,483.99 ↑ +23%
First Choice First Choice PPO $4,676.63 ↑ +28%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $4,997.11 ↑ +37%
Regence RealValue $5,409.89 ↑ +48%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $5,808.63 ↑ +59%
Premera Prime $6,009.28 ↑ +64%
Regence Blue High Performance $6,010.99 ↑ +64%
Regence Commercial $6,010.99 ↑ +64%
Regence MCC/AHN $6,010.99 ↑ +64%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $6,450.34 ↑ +76%
Premera Signature $6,450.34 ↑ +76%
United Healthcare Commercial $7,512.97 ↑ +105%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $7,778.35 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $7,778.35 ↑ +113%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $7,842.41 ↑ +114%
First Health All Commercial Plans $7,842.41 ↑ +114%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $6,099.36 $2,261.24 – $8,373.23
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane $6,276.20 $748.07 – $5,537.94
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $6,099.36 $2,261.24 – $8,063.75
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $6,099.36 $317.68 – $8,373.23
Central Medical Center Seattle $6,720.00 $1,953.00 – $1,953.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla $2,481.50 $397.60 – $4,025.62
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland $2,896.60 $217.44 – $6,378.79
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane $7,161.70 $347.04 – $6,612.78

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